* Today in Black History - November 25 *
1841 - Thirty-five survivors of the "Amistad" return home to
Africa.
1922 - Marcus Garvey electrifies a crowd at Liberty Hall in
New York City as he states the goals and principles
of the Universal Negro Improvement Association
(UNIA): "We represent peace, harmony, love, human
sympathy, human rights and human justice...we are
marshaling the four hundred million Negroes of the
world to fight for the emancipation of the race and
for the redemption of the country of our fathers."
1935 - Namahyoke Sokum Curtis, who led a team of 32 African
Americans to nurse yellow fever victims during the
Spanish-American War, joins the ancestors. She will
be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
1940 - Percy Sledge is born in Leighton, Alabama. He will
become a Rhythm & Blues singer best known for his
recording, "Wnen A Man Loves A Woman." It will reach
#1 in the United States and will go on to become an
international hit. "When A Man Loves A Woman" will be
a hit twice in the United Kingdom, reaching #4 in
1966 and, on reissue, will peak at #2 in 1987. The
song will also be the first gold record released by
Atlantic Records. The soul anthem will become the
cornerstone of his career, and will be followed by
"Warm and Tender Love" (covered by British singer
Elkie Brooks in 1981), "It Tears Me Up", "Take Time to
Know Her" (his second biggest United States hit,
reaching #11), "Love Me Tender", and "Cover Me". He
will make the charts with "I'll Be Your Everything"
and "Ain't No Sunshine" during the 1970s, and will
become an international concert favorite throughout
the world, especially in the Netherlands, Germany, and
on the African continent. He will average 100 concerts
a year in South Africa. He will be an inaugural Rhythm
and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award honoree in 1989. In
1996, he will be the recipient of the Blues Music Award
for Best Soul/Blues album of the year with his record
Blue Night. In November, 2004, he will be inducted into
the Carolina Beach Music Hall Of Fame. In 2005, he will
be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In May,
2007, he will be inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall
of Fame for his contributions by the State of Louisiana.
He also will be an inductee into the Alabama Music Hall
of Fame. He will join the ancestors on April 14, 2015.
1949 - Dr. Ralph J. Bunche receives the Spingarn Medal for
his contributions to the Myrdal study and his
achievements as UN mediator in the Palestine
conflict.
1949 - The St. Louis chapter of CORE presses a sit-in campaign
designed to end segregation in downtown St. Louis
facilities.
1955 - The Interstate Commerce Commission bans segregation
in interstate travel. The law affects buses and
trains as well as terminals and waiting rooms.
1987 - Harold Washington, the first African American mayor
of Chicago, Illinois, joins the ancestors, in office
at the age of 65.
1997 - Legendary Eddie Robinson, of Grambling State University,
coaches his last game as head coach. This will close
out a career spanning 57 years. He has the NCAA record
for wins at 402. The closest to Eddie Robinson's record
is 'Bear' Bryant of the University of Alabama at 323
wins.
1998 - Comedian Flip Wilson joins the ancestors in Malibu,
California, at the age of 64.
2016 - Ron Glass, a prolific TV actor known for playing Ron Harris
in the sitcom "Barney Miller" and Shepherd Derrial Book in
"Firefly," joins the ancestors after succumbing to
respiratory failure at the age of 71.
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